KR101029604B1 - Speed bump having road sign cleaning system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A speed bump with a reflection plate washing system is provided to reduce an accident by enabling a driver to easily recognize a reflection plate. CONSTITUTION: A speed bump with a reflection plate washing system comprises a base plate, a cylinder, a piston, a pressing plate(110), an elastic member, a cover(160), reflection plates, a nozzle, and a flow passage(190). The base plate is installed in a road surface. The cylinder is buried in the road surface and has an outlet. The piston is extended from the top of the cylinder and ascended and descended inside the cylinder. The pressing plate is integrally formed in the top end of the piston. The elastic member is inserted between the bottom surface of the pressing plate and the top end of the cylinder. The cover is made of a flexible material and covers the top surface of the pressing plate and the base plate. The reflection plates are installed on the side surfaces of boundary stones to guide a vehicle. The nozzles are installed in the side ends of the boundary stones and inject fluid to the reflection plates. The flow passages connect the outlet of the cylinder and the nozzles.

Description

Speed bump with reflection plate cleaning system {SPEED BUMP HAVING ROAD SIGN CLEANING SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a speed bump with a reflector cleaning system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a speed bump when a vehicle traverses a speed bump provided on a road surface of an entry section to slow down the speed of a vehicle entering a toll gate. An anti-speed bump having a reflector plate cleaning system for cleaning a boundary stone.

In general, speed bumps are installed on the road surface to slow down the speed of a vehicle driving on the road. It is installed in a residential area, a child protection area, or a toll gate vehicle entrance section to prevent the speeding of the vehicle. It is used as a means to suppress the entry of.

In addition to the inherent function of preventing speed, the speed bumps have additional functions such as reducing traffic volume, securing pedestrian space, improving road scenery, and suppressing street parking. Due to the function of the speed bumps, the installation of speed bumps has recently been expanded in school districts (SCHOOL ZONE) near elementary schools or elementary schools such as apartment complexes.

In other words, the speed bumps are parts that protrude from the road surface in order to suppress the entry of traffic vehicles in certain areas within the urban planning area or to prevent the speeding of vehicles. It applies to roads that need to be restricted to the environment or to 30 km / h or less. These speed bumps are specified in the Road Act and Road Traffic Act.

These speed bumps should be installed at even intervals of 20-50m to keep the speed of the vehicle as constant as possible.The speed bumps should not be installed in areas where the speed of vehicles can be slowed down naturally. It must be firmly fixed to the road surface. In addition, it should be marked separately on the traffic safety sign or on the road to inform the driver of the location of the speed bumps.

On the other hand, toll gates are road facilities that are set up to collect fees in certain areas of the Euro road, including highways, and are to be paid first by a vehicle passing through a toll road or a toll tunnel or before the vehicle enters the highway. It is installed to receive the fare as much as the section for which the pass is first issued and used.

In the vehicle entrance section of the toll gate, a speed bump is installed on the road surface of the entrance section to reduce the speed of the vehicle. In addition, both sides of the entrance section of the toll gate are provided with boundary stones protruding from the road surface to guide the vehicle, and the boundary stones are provided with reflecting plates such as reflective films.

However, since the surface of the reflector is easily contaminated by climate change and exhaust gas emitted from the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle entering the toll gate entry section does not recognize the reflector and the vehicle hits the boundary stone. Is induced.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the surface of the reflector provided in the boundary stone of the toll gate by the pressure generated when the vehicle traverses the speed bumps installed on the road surface of the entry section to slow down the speed of the vehicle entering the toll gate It is an object of the present invention to provide a speed bump with a reflector cleaning system capable of cleaning the vehicle so that a driver driving the vehicle can easily recognize the reflector and thereby reduce the accident that the vehicle collides with the boundary stone.

Technical concept of the present invention for achieving the above object, and the base plate is installed on the road surface of the entrance section of the toll gate and the cylinder is embedded in the road surface through the through hole formed in the base plate and the discharge port formed on the seat surface; And a piston which is installed in an airtight manner with the inner diameter of the cylinder and extends in the upper portion of the cylinder and protrudes from the road surface, and a vehicle which is integrally formed with the upper end of the piston and passes through the entrance section of the toll gate. A pressing plate formed to be curved to pass through, an elastic member interposed between a bottom surface of the pressing plate and an upper end of the cylinder, and providing an elastic restoring force between the pressing plate and the cylinder, and surrounding the upper surface of the pressing plate and the base plate and the entry section of the toll gate. Flexible ash in contact with the tire of the passing vehicle A cover having a friction coefficient greater than a road friction coefficient of a road, a reflector installed on a side of a boundary stone protruding from the road surface to guide the vehicle to both sides of an entrance section of the toll gate, and installed on an upper side of the boundary stone. Achievement is achieved by a speed bump with a reflector cleaning system including a nozzle for injecting fluid toward the reflector and a flow path connecting the outlet and the nozzle of the cylinder to guide the compressed fluid according to the elevation of the piston installed in the cylinder to the nozzle. do.

Here, the discharge port formed adjacent to the seat surface of the cylinder, the storage tank for supplying the cleaning liquid to the discharge port, the supply pipe for connecting the storage tank and the discharge port to guide the cleaning liquid of the storage tank to the discharge port and is provided in the supply pipe It is preferable to include a check valve to control the cleaning liquid supplied to the discharge port from the storage tank to prevent the back flow.

According to the speed bumps provided with the reflector cleaning system according to the present invention, when the vehicle traverses the speed bumps installed on the road surface of the entry section to slow down the traveling speed of the vehicle entering the toll gate, the pressure plate of the speed bumps is applied to the load of the vehicle. By moving toward the road surface by pressurizing the fluid inside the cylinder and spraying through the nozzle to the reflector installed on the side of the boundary stone, foreign substances adhering to the surface of the reflector can be removed cleanly, and the driver who drives the vehicle can easily recognize the reflector. It is possible to drive the vehicle to prevent an accident that the vehicle hits the boundary stone.

1 is a schematic view showing a speed bump having a reflector cleaning system according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional perspective view showing a speed bump with a reflector plate cleaning system according to the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view of the speed bump with a reflector cleaning system according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation of the speed bump with a reflector plate cleaning system according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional perspective view showing another embodiment of the speed bump with a reflector plate cleaning system according to the present invention.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings and the inventor may properly define the concept of the term to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in accordance with the principles and meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic view showing a speed bump with a reflector cleaning system according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional perspective view showing a speed bump with a reflector cleaning system according to the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the speed bumps provided with the reflector plate cleaning system according to the present invention are largely provided with speed bumps installed on the road surface of the entrance section T of the toll gate, and guide the vehicle to both sides of the entrance section T of the toll gate. Reflector plate 170 is installed on the side of the boundary stone (S) protruding from the road surface, and the nozzle 180 and the speed bumps are installed on the upper side of the boundary stone (S) to inject fluid toward the reflector plate (170) Flow passage 190 connecting the nozzle 180 and the outlet 124 of the cylinder 120 to guide the compressed fluid according to the operation of the cylinder 120 and the piston 130 installed in the interior of the cylinder 120 It is composed of

In detail, the speed bump is installed on the road surface of the toll gate to reduce the speed of the vehicle. The speed bump is the base plate 110 installed on the road surface of the entrance section T and the base. The cylinder 120 is installed in the road surface through a through hole 112 formed in the plate 110 and the cylinder 120 having an outlet 124 is formed in the seat surface 122, and is installed in an airtight manner with the inner diameter of the cylinder 120, the cylinder A piston 130 which extends to an upper portion of the 120 and protrudes from the surface of the cylinder 120, and is integrally formed with an upper end of the piston 130 and passes through an entrance section T of the toll gate. The pressing plate 140 is formed to be curved so that the vehicle can pass on, and interposed between the bottom surface of the pressing plate 140 and the upper end of the cylinder 120 to provide an elastic restoring force between the pressing plate 140 and the cylinder 120. Elastic member A friction material that is made of a flexible material which contacts the upper surface of the pressing plate 140 and the base plate 110 and the tire of the vehicle passing through the entrance section T of the toll gate and is greater than the road surface friction coefficient of the road. It consists of a cover 160 having a coefficient.

The base plate 110 is installed on the road surface (T) of the toll gate, and has a substantially rectangular shape and has a predetermined thickness, and is firmly fixed to the road surface by a fixing member such as an anchor bolt 114. It is fixed.

A plurality of through holes 112 are formed in the base plate 110, and a cylinder 120 is installed in each of the through holes 112. The cylinder 120 has a shape of a cylindrical pillar having a hollow inside and a portion thereof is embedded in a road surface through a through hole 112 formed in the base plate 110.

In addition, the cylinder 120 is formed with a discharge port 124, the discharge port 124 is formed on the seat surface 122 of the cylinder 120, the piston 130 described below to operate the cylinder 120 When pressurized the fluid inside the pressurized fluid is discharged to the outside of the cylinder 120 through the outlet 124.

In addition, the piston 130 is installed inside the cylinder 120 such that the piston 130 moves up and down along the hollow formed in the cylinder 120. The piston 130 is airtightly installed with the inner diameter of the cylinder 120 and extends above the cylinder 120 to protrude from the road surface.

As such, when the piston 130 moves up and down in the cylinder 120 while being installed in an airtight manner with the inner diameter of the cylinder 120, the piston head 132 moves to the seat surface 122 of the cylinder 120. 120 is discharged to the outside of the cylinder 120 through the outlet 124 formed in the seat surface 122 in a state where the fluid inside the pressurized state.

At this time, a sealing member (not shown) such as an O-ring is provided at an outer diameter of the piston head 132 that elevates the inside of the cylinder 120 to further improve the inner diameter of the cylinder 120 and the airtightness of the piston head 132. You can.

On the other hand, the pressing plate 140 is formed on the upper end of the piston 130 extending to the upper portion of the cylinder 120 protruding from the road surface by the load of the vehicle when the vehicle passes upward of the pressing plate 140 The pressing plate 140 is pressed down so that the piston head 132 integrally connected with the lower portion of the pressing plate 140 is lowered toward the seat surface 122 of the cylinder 120. The pressing plate 140 is formed to be curved so that the vehicle can pass over the pressing plate 140 without difficulty.

Here, the curve of the pressing plate 140 refers to a shape in which the center of the upper surface of the pressing plate 140 is positioned highest and its height decreases toward both sides of the pressing plate 140.

Such a shape may include a hemispherical roof shape or a shape inclined downward from the top surface of the pressing plate 140 toward the road surface, wherein both side ends of the pressing plate 140 are formed to be spaced apart from the road surface. The pressing plate 140 is moved toward the road surface by the load of the vehicle, and the piston 130 is formed to be lowered in the cylinder 120.

In addition, between the bottom of the pressing plate 140 and the upper end of the cylinder 120 is provided with an elastic member 150 that exhibits an elastic restoring force, the elastic member 150 is wrapped around the piston 130 It is interposed between the bottom of the pressing plate 140 and the upper end of the cylinder (120). The elastic member 150 may be a coil spring as shown in the figure and in some cases may be a leaf spring.

When the elastic member 150 is provided between the bottom of the pressing plate 140 and the upper end of the cylinder 120 as described above, the pressing plate 140 moves toward the road surface by the load of the vehicle passing upward of the pressing plate 140. After passing through the pressing plate 140 completely, the pressing plate 140 is returned to its original position by the elastic member 150.

The cover 160 is formed to surround the upper surface of the pressing plate 140 and the base plate 110 so that rainwater / snow / yellow dust and foreign substances, etc., due to the change in the weather flows between the pressing plate 140 and the base plate 110. Will be blocked.

In addition, the cover 160 is made of a flexible material so that a gap is not formed between the pressing plate 140 and the base plate 110 even when the pressing plate 140 moves toward the road surface. Such a flexible material may be rubber, synthetic resin, or the like.

In particular, the surface of the cover 160 is greater than the road surface friction coefficient of the road so that the tire of the vehicle in contact with the cover 160 when the vehicle traverses the cover 160 slips from the surface of the cover 160 Will be prevented.

The speed bumps installed on the road surface of the entry section T of the toll gate having the configuration as described above reduce the traveling speed of the vehicle entering the toll gate and at the same time the load of the vehicle when the vehicle passes the upper part of the pressing plate 140 of the speed bumps. By pressing plate 140 is moved toward the road surface by lowering the piston 130 in the cylinder 120 to pressurize the fluid in the cylinder 120 serves to discharge through the outlet 124.

The pressurized fluid discharged from the speed bumps to reduce the traveling speed of the vehicle entering the toll gate is guided to the reflector plate 170 installed in the boundary stones S formed at both sides of the entrance section T of the toll gate, thereby reflecting the reflector plate 170. To pressurize the fluid.

In other words, the toll gate is a facility of a road that is installed to collect a fee in a specific area of the Euro road, including a highway, and the vehicle first receives a fee from a vehicle passing through a toll road or a toll tunnel or enters a highway. It is set up to receive the toll first and to pay the fee for the section used.

FIG. 1 illustrates a toll gate having a toll issue machine S1 for issuing a toll before the vehicle enters a highway, but in some cases, a gate for limiting the traffic of the vehicle to enter a toll gate or a specific facility that collects tolls; It can be a checkpoint.

As described above, the boundary stone (S) is installed in the toll gate or the front gate and the checkpoint so that the vehicle may slow down along a predetermined path, and the boundary stone (S) is formed to protrude from the road surface, so that the vehicle is between the boundary stones (S). This will pass. The side of the boundary stone (S) is provided with a reflector plate 170 for preventing the vehicle from colliding with the boundary stone (S) by the driver of the vehicle to easily identify the position of the boundary stone (S).

The reflective plate 170 has a fluorescent film or a reflective film that reflects light on the surface thereof, but the fluorescent film or the reflective film is deteriorated in visibility due to foreign matter such as dust sticking to the fluorescent film or the reflective film over time. Therefore, when the driver's field of view becomes dark due to a dark night or heavy rain or heavy snow, the role cannot be properly performed.

In some cases, a light emitting plate (not shown) that emits light by the light emitting device may be attached to the reflecting plate 170, but also the display plate is deteriorated in visibility due to foreign matter such as dust sticking to the surface.

Therefore, the pressurized fluid discharged from the speed bumps to reduce the traveling speed of the vehicle is sprayed onto the surface of the reflector plate 170 installed in the boundary stone S to clean the surface of the reflector plate 170 and therefrom the reflector plate 170. Improve the visibility of the.

To this end, a nozzle 180 for injecting pressurized fluid is installed at the upper side of the boundary stone S, and the outlet 180 formed in the nozzle 180 and the cylinder 120 is connected by the flow passage 190. . At this time, the outlet 124 and the flow path 190 is connected by a pipe fitting member such as a coupler 192 and the flow path 190 connecting the outlet 124 and the nozzle 180 of the cylinder 120 is a drawing Although it may be buried in the road surface as shown in some cases it is installed to be exposed to the outside, but the flow path 190 may be installed so as not to interfere with the traffic of the vehicle traveling through the entry section (T) of the toll gate.

In addition, the nozzle 180 installed at the top of the side of the boundary stone (S) is directly exposed to the outside so that the pressurized fluid injected from the nozzle 180 does not lose the injection angle due to wind or the like at the top of the side of the boundary stone (S). A cap 182 having a lower opening is provided, and the nozzle 180 is installed in the cap 182. In this case, the spraying direction of the nozzle 180 is directed toward the lower portion of the cap 182, so that the pressurized fluid sprayed from the nozzle 180 may face the surface of the reflector plate 170.

The operation of the speed bumps provided with the reflector plate cleaning system according to the present invention having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the speed bumps with a reflector plate cleaning system according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation of the speed bumps with a reflector plate cleaning system according to the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the speed bumps provided with the reflector plate cleaning system according to the present invention are provided by the load of the vehicle when the speed bumps are installed on the road surface of the entrance section T of the toll gate and the vehicle traverses the speed bumps. The pressing plate 140 is moved toward the road surface.

At this time, the piston 130 and the piston head 132 provided in the lower portion of the pressing plate 140 is lowered while being guided to the inner diameter of the cylinder 120, and thus the cylinder 120 in accordance with the lowering of the piston head 132 The inside of the fluid is discharged through the outlet 124 formed in the seat surface 122 of the cylinder 120 in a pressurized state.

The pressurized fluid discharged through the outlet 124 is supplied to the nozzle 180 installed at the upper side of the boundary stone S along the flow path 190, and the pressurized fluid supplied to the nozzle 180 is the boundary stone S Sprayed to the surface of the reflecting plate 170 installed on the side of the) to drop off the foreign matter adhering to the surface of the reflecting plate 170.

Then, the pressing plate 140 is moved toward the road surface while the vehicle is passing through the elasticity of the elastic member 150 installed between the bottom of the pressing plate 140 and the top of the cylinder 120 after the vehicle completely passes through the pressing plate 140. The restoring force returns to the original position.

Accordingly, the piston 130 and the piston head 132 integrally connected with the pressing plate 140 are raised in the cylinder 120. At this time, as the piston head 132 ascends toward the upper end of the cylinder 120 from the seat surface 122 of the cylinder 120, a negative pressure is generated in the space between the seat surface 122 and the piston head 132. While being generated, outside air is introduced into the cylinder 120 through the outlet 124 of the cylinder 120 through the flow passage 190 through the nozzle 180.

According to the speed bump provided with the reflection plate cleaning system according to the present invention as described above, the speed bumps when the vehicle traverses the speed bumps installed on the road surface of the entry section T to slow down the traveling speed of the vehicle entering the toll gate. The pressing plate 140 is moved toward the road surface by the load of the vehicle to pressurize the fluid inside the cylinder 120 to spray through the nozzle 180 to the reflecting plate 170 provided on the side of the boundary stone S, the reflecting plate 170 The foreign matter clinging to the surface of the) can be eliminated clean and the driver driving the vehicle from this can easily recognize and drive the reflection plate 170 to prevent the accident that the vehicle hits the boundary stone.

Meanwhile, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but may be modified and modified without departing from the scope of the present invention, and such modifications and variations should be regarded as belonging to the technical spirit of the present invention. .

For example, a cleaning solution for cleaning the surface of the reflecting plate together with the pressurized fluid inside the cylinder may be sprayed onto the reflecting plate when the vehicle passes on the pressing plate. This will be described based on FIG. 5.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional perspective view showing another embodiment of the speed bump with a reflector plate cleaning system according to the present invention. Referring to the drawings, when the fluid is injected into the nozzle 180 along the flow passage 190 through the outlet 124 in the cylinder 120, the cleaning liquid 250 can be injected together with the cylinder 120 The discharge port 210 is formed.

The discharge port 210 is formed adjacent to the seat surface 122 of the cylinder 120, the discharge port 210 is connected to the storage tank 220 for storing the washing liquid 250 of the storage tank 220 The washing liquid 250 is supplied into the cylinder 120 through the discharge port 210.

At this time, the discharge port 210 and the storage tank 220 of the cylinder 120 is connected by the supply pipe 230, the check valve (supplied) in the supply pipe 230 for connecting the discharge port 210 and the storage tank 220 240 is provided to intermittently prevent the washing liquid 250 supplied from the storage tank 220 to the discharge port 210 does not flow back.

In some cases, the storage tank 220 is provided with a solenoid valve (not shown) and a pump (not shown) provided with a timer, and the storage tank 220 is provided only when the solenoid valve is opened at a predetermined time and the solenoid valve is opened. ) May be supplied to the interior of the cylinder (120).

As such, a supply tank 220 storing the washing liquid 250 and a discharge port 210 formed in the storage tank 220 and the cylinder 120 to supply the washing liquid 250 to the inside of the cylinder 120. When it is connected to 230, the washing liquid 250 of the storage tank 220 is supplied into the cylinder 120, the washing liquid 250 is filled in the cylinder 120.

As described above, when the vehicle entering the entry section T of the toll gate passes through the pressing plate 140 of the speed bump while the washing liquid 250 is filled in the cylinder 120, the piston head 132 descends and the cylinder descends. The fluid 120 and the washing liquid 250 are pressurized to be discharged through the outlet 124 of the cylinder 120.

As such, the pressurized fluid and the washing liquid 250 discharged through the outlet 124 are supplied to the nozzle 180 installed in the boundary stone S along the flow path 190, and the reflector plate 170 at the nozzle 180. By simultaneously spraying the fluid and the cleaning liquid 250 toward, it is possible to clean the contamination of the reflective plate 170 more clean.

In addition, in some cases, a contact switch (not shown) is provided on the pressing plate 140 and the base plate 110, and the pump of the storage tank 220 storing the washing liquid 250 is operated according to the operation of the contact switch. The contact switch is operated when the pressing plate 140 is located close to the base plate 110, and the pump of the storage tank 220 is operated only when the contact switch is operated so that the washing liquid of the storage tank 220 250 may be forcibly sprayed to the reflector plate 170 installed in the boundary stone (S).

110: base plate 112: through hole
114: anchor bolt 120: cylinder
122: seat surface 124: outlet
130: piston 132: piston head
140: pressing plate 150: elastic member
160: cover 170: reflector
180: nozzle 182: cap
190: Euro 192: Coupler
210: discharge port 220: storage tank
230: supply pipe 240: check valve
250: washing liquid C: vehicle
S: Boundary seat S1: Pass ticket machine
T: Entry section of toll gate

Claims (2)

A base plate installed on the road surface of the entrance section of the toll gate;
A cylinder embedded in the road surface through a through hole formed in the base plate and having a discharge hole formed in the seat surface;
A piston which is installed in an airtight manner with the inner diameter of the cylinder and extends in the upper portion of the cylinder and protrudes from the road surface;
A pressing plate which is formed integrally with the upper end of the piston and is curved so that the vehicle passing through the entrance section of the toll gate can pass on;
An elastic member interposed between a bottom surface of the pressing plate and an upper end of the cylinder to provide an elastic restoring force between the pressing plate and the cylinder;
A cover made of a flexible material covering the upper surface of the pressing plate and the base plate and contacting the tire of the vehicle passing through the entrance section of the toll gate and having a friction coefficient greater than the road surface friction coefficient of the road;
Reflecting plates installed on the side of the boundary stone protruding from the road surface for guiding the vehicle on both sides of the entrance section of the toll gate;
A nozzle installed at an upper side of the boundary stone to inject fluid toward the reflecting plate; And
And a flow passage connecting the outlet and the nozzle of the cylinder to guide the compressed fluid to the nozzle as the piston moves up and down in the cylinder. The method according to claim 1,
A discharge port formed adjacent to the seat surface of the cylinder;
A storage tank for supplying a washing liquid to the discharge port;
A supply pipe connecting the storage tank and the discharge port to guide the cleaning solution of the storage tank to the discharge port; And
And a check valve installed in the supply pipe and intermittently preventing the cleaning liquid supplied from the storage tank to the discharge port from flowing backward.

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